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BREWERY & BATCH CONTROL

Lean BRAUMAT
Control Kit

A prebuilt, washdown-ready Siemens process control system for craft breweries and small batch plants. A stainless multitouch operator console and a prewired S7-1500 control panel arrive loaded with the brewery-proven BRAUMAT®/SISTAR® V8.2 batch engine — sequences, recipes, batch logging, trends and alarms preconfigured with starter units. Connect your field devices to labeled terminals, load a recipe, and brew.

  • Real batch pedigreeBRAUMAT has brewed since the 1980s
  • PLC-resident controlS7-1500 keeps brewing if Windows reboots
  • Washdown stainlessNEMA 4X console and panel, IP69K screen
  • Prewired I/O32 DI · 32 DO · 16 AI · 8 AO + spares
  • Power-loss resilientbuffered PLC memory + console UPS
  • Recipes, not programmingnew beers are setpoint edits
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BH_MashTun SEQUENCE RUNNING Order 33 · Batch 0042 · Recipe [001] Pils
  1. Mash In45.0 °C · 12.0 hl
  2. Heat Up→ 63.0 °C · 1.0 K/min
  3. Beta Rest63.0 °C · 40 min
  4. Heat Up→ 72.0 °C · 1.0 K/min
  5. Alpha Rest72.0 °C · 20 min
  6. Mash Out→ 78.0 °C · hold
mash temperature
Step setpoints from the recipe · hold, resume or advance any step from this faceplate
This is BRAUMAT sequence control — every vessel runs its own step program, in parallel, batch-logged.
Stainless workstation console with pedestal-mounted touchscreen and keyboard, front and rear views
Operator console — as shipped
BRAUMAT brewhouse process screen with mill and mash vessels, running sequences and unit faceplates
BRAUMAT — brewhouse in operation
Control panel subpanel layout with CPU, I/O and terminals
Control panel layout
BRAUMAT recipe selection dialog choosing Pils, Ale or Export against the brewhouse unit list
Pick a recipe, press start
BRAUMAT process work area showing vessels, transfer paths and CIP routing
Transfers & CIP routing
Siemens BRAUMAT product imagery
Siemens BRAUMAT platform

At a glance

PlatformSiemens BRAUMAT/SISTAR V8.2 Lean (4–40 units)
ControllerS7-1500 CPU 1516-3 PN/DP, buffered supply
Operator stationSIMATIC IPC · IOS single station · Windows IoT LTSC
Display19.5″ PCAP multitouch, SS, IP69K front
KeyboardSealed stainless, full-travel + touchpad
Field I/OET 200SP · 32 DI, 32 DO, 8 RTD + 8 mA AI, 8 AO
NetworkPROFINET plant bus · one cable console-to-panel
Enclosures304 SS NEMA 4X · console UL 508A Listed
Power120 VAC per enclosure · UPS ride-through
EditionsBREW-KIT-01 (BRAUMAT) · BATCH-KIT-01 (SISTAR)

What’s wired and ready

Every point lands on a labeled Phoenix Contact push-in terminal with a printed I/O schedule in the door — connect your field devices and go:

32 digital inputs · 24 VDCValve open/closed feedback, pump and motor run confirms, flow and level switches, E-stop string status — dry contacts in the field are all you need.
32 digital outputs16 through Weidmüller isolation relays for solenoids, motor starters and anything that bites — a field fault burns a $15 relay, not an I/O card — plus 16 direct 0.5 A outputs for pilots and light loads.
8 RTD temperature inputsPt100 channels for mash, HLT, kettle, wort out and fermenters — the measurements your recipes live on.
8 analog inputs · 4–20 mALevels, pressures and flow transmitters, landed on three-tier terminals (signal / signal / shield) with single-point shield grounding done right.
8 analog outputs · 4–20 mASteam and glycol control valves, VFD speed references — modulating control out of the box.
Room to grow, prewiredTwo spare ET 200SP slots with BaseUnits already in place, 20% spare terminals, and switch ports for PROFINET drives or a remote I/O drop — expansion is a module snap-in, not a redesign.

BRAUMAT control capabilities

The Lean tier is the full BRAUMAT/SISTAR feature set, right-sized — the same batch engine that runs major breweries, licensed for 4–40 process units:

Recipe managementMaster recipes organized by category (Brewing, Cellar, CIP…) with every temperature, time, volume and addition as a guarded parameter. Pick Pils, Ale or Export from a list and press Start — a new beer is a copy and a few numbers, never PLC code. Need to tweak a running brew? Change the online setpoint for this batch only; the master recipe stays untouched.
Replay ModeThe DVR for your brewery: scroll back to any moment of any batch and watch the process pictures replay the archived values — jump in from a process picture, an alarm entry, or the batch archive. The answer to “what actually happened at 2 AM” is a slider, not a meeting. (1 TB storage option.)
Step protocolsA chronological record per unit of every step with its setpoints and actuals — times, quantities, temperatures — printable per batch for your quality file.
Orders & batch schedulingQueue production orders with automatic batch numbering; each brew starts on time with its recipe and lot identity attached.
Per-unit sequence controlEvery vessel runs its own step program — mash the next brew while the lauter tun runs off. Hold, resume, or manually advance any unit.
Device faceplates (ICM)Every valve, pump and agitator is a standard control module: hand/auto from the screen, position feedback monitoring, runtime alarms — with interlocks still enforced in hand.
Interlocks & operator promptsProcess interlocks live in the PLC; sequences pause for operator dialogs and acknowledgments where the process needs a human decision.
Automatic batch recordsEvery step transition, setpoint, actual value and operator action is logged per batch — the answer to “what happened in batch 4712?” is one click.
Long-term trendsContinuous archive of temperatures, levels, pressures and flows — overlay this batch against your last great one.
Alarm managementAlarms grouped by unit with first-out indication, acknowledgment discipline, and a searchable alarm history.
Route controlPath selection for transfers — which fermenter, through which line, with conflict checking. Up to 10 routes, 2 running at once.
Dosing & totalizingFlow-based additions and volume transfers through standard operations — water blends, salts, and hop additions hit their targets.
Users & audit trailOperator, brewer and administrator roles; every setpoint change and hand operation is attributed to the logged-in user.
A real growth pathAdd units to the 40-unit ceiling, add office clients, add I/O modules — and if you outgrow Lean, recipes, history and engineering carry into full BRAUMAT.

Built the way we build every panel

The control panel isn’t a rendering exercise — it’s engineered in 3D from the manufacturers’ own CAD models and built from components we keep on the shelf:

Designed from real CADSiemens, Panduit and Phoenix Contact factory models placed at true dimensions — what you see in the layout is what gets built.
Fully-enclosed wirewayPanduit Panduct® F-series duct with runs butted flush — wiring is enclosed around every corner, covers on.
Selective 24 V distributionSITOP SEL1200 8-channel electronic protection — a shorted field branch trips alone; the PLC, I/O and console stay up.
Clean power entryBranch breakers with dedicated PTFIX distribution blocks for 120 V neutrals and 24 V commons — no daisy-chained terminals.
Isolated field outputs16 relay modules between the PLC outputs and your field devices — solenoid faults never touch an I/O card.
Serviceable terminationsPhoenix PT push-in terminals with three-tier analog blocks (signal / signal / shield), raised-rail mounting for wiring room, and end clamps on every group — all parts we stock, so spares ship same-day.
Arrives workingwater-batch tested before ship
Days to brewingnot months of integration
Craft-brewery scalewith a 40-unit growth ceiling
Full batch recordsevery brew, logged and trended
Backed by THINK-PLCcommissioning and support

Options & add-ons

Configure the kit to your plant — each option is quoted alongside the base kit:

Process unit add-insYour Lean license already covers up to 40 units — we engineer additional vessels, CIP circuits or cellar units into the kit per unit: sequence, process diagram, I/O and recipe integration.
Engineering development licenseYour own BRAUMAT/SISTAR Engineering seat for in-house recipe structure and sequence development — grow the system on your schedule.
Pre-built BRAUMAT/SISTAR virtual machineA tested V8.2 VM on the latest Windows, ready to drop onto your Hyper-V or VMware host — for plants that run virtualized or want a warm-standby engineering environment.
TIA Portal softwareSTEP 7 Professional for PLC-side engineering — request for quote, version and license level matched to your needs.
Expanded I/O & 3-wire RTDMore ET 200SP modules in the spare slots, 3-wire RTD input variant, PROFINET VFD packages.
Second operator client & site servicesAn office client station on the plant network, plus on-site commissioning and brew-day support from Think-PLC.
Ready to price your brewery? Tell us your vessel count and I/O — we’ll return one number: base kit, BRAUMAT/SISTAR licensing, options and lead time, all-in.
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Documentation and training

One engineering source drives everything here: the 3D panel model generates the layout drawing, the datasheet, the bill of materials and the training course — so what you review is exactly what we build. Your kit ships with the full pack current to your serial number: I/O schedule, network drawing, panel layout, recipes, and golden-image backups of the PLC and operator station.

Data sheet Architecture, specifications, I/O complement, editions and what ships in the kit. PDF · 2 pages Control panel layout Dimensioned subpanel arrangement: every device located, Panduit duct schedule, power distribution and raised-rail terminal notes. Rev B. PDF · 1 page Free eLearning course BRAUMAT fundamentals, a guided tour of the kit, and step-by-step commissioning — with a knowledge check. eLearning · 13 lessons + quiz 3D CAD model STEP models of the console and control panel for brewhouse layout and clearance checks. STEP · available on request

BRAUMAT® and SISTAR® are products of Siemens AG. Think-PLC is an independent system integrator.

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Lean BRAUMAT Brewery & Batch Control Kit

Lean BRAUMAT Brewery & Batch Control Kit

Part Number BREW-KIT-01
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Two editions, one hardware: BREW-KIT-01 runs Siemens BRAUMAT for breweries; BATCH-KIT-01 runs SISTAR for general batch. Both ship as a stainless touchscreen console + prewired S7-1500 control panel, preloaded and water-batch tested.

Base kit price covers the complete two-enclosure hardware system and factory build/test. BRAUMAT/SISTAR licensing and Siemens setup services are quoted separately per plant (license set passes through at documented cost) — contact us for your all-in number and lead time.

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